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Pick your day for Bingley Music Live pop spectacular
Party-goers at this year’s Bingley Music Live can now have the ‘pick of the pops’. Tickets are selling so well for the three-day event from August 29-31 that festival organisers have decided they can now tell people when acts are playing. “
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Ovenden West Riding crowned County Amateur League champions
Ovenden West Riding clinched the West Riding County Amateur League title ahead of defending Premier Division champions Bay Athletic with a 5-1 midweek victory at Steeton. RESULTS – Premier Division: Steeton 1, (G Holmes), Ovenden WR 5 (D Randall
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Yorkshire go top after comprehensive three-day victory
Yorkshire signed off from LV= County Championship duty by sending a powerful warning to the other sides in Division One with a comprehensive victory over Warwickshire at Headingley inside three days. Their innings and 155 runs triumph enabled Yorkshire
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Jer Lane’s batsmen frustrated
The weather prevented an outright result in any of the Foster’s Halifax League matches on Saturday, although Jer Lane managed to pick up three useful points. The defending Premier Division champions were at home to Booth, the side they beat in
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Weather wins day as Craven League games fall foul of rain
Play was possible in only two of the scheduled Craven League matches at the weekend after heavy rain on Friday and Saturday morning left lakes on grounds. Hepworth & Idle entertained Oakworth II in Division Two and looked to be on their way
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Hodgson the hero for rampant Victoria Rangers
Victoria Rangers 66 Wibsey Warriors A 14 In the Hudson Foster Cup final, Victoria Rangers ran out comfortable winners in a one-sided affair against Wibsey Warriors A. Vics were on the scoreboard as early as the fourth minute and subsequently
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Wibsey triumph in rip-roaring cup final
Wibsey Warriors 30 Queensbury 22 Wibsey Warriors were triumphant in the Jack Senior Memorial Trophy, overcoming a spirited Queensbury outfit in a thrilling final. A blustery afternoon with intermittent showers provided the backdrop to an exciting
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Westwood Juniors look to recruit under-12 players
Westwood Juniors are seeking players for their under-12 team in next season’s Craven, Aire & Wharfe League. Further information is available from Jason Slator on 07771-697218.
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Ahmed big-hitting brightens gloom
A swashbuckling innings from Gulsheraz Ahmed helped Silsden claim a second batting bonus point and extend their lead at the top of Division Three in the Aire-Wharfe League. In the past, a Saturday where every game fell victim to the weather would
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Onna on a medal spree in National Ju-Jitsu Championships
Onna Ju-Jitsu Club members bagged two gold medals, four silvers and two bronzes on their debut in the British Ju-Jitsu Association National Championships at Walsall Sports Centre. Club loyalties were split in the female senior continuous fighting
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Full back’s boot Sews up victory for Bradford Dudley Hill
The trusty boot of Simon Sewell guided Bradford Dudley Hill to a narrow 16-14 success against National Conference Division Two visitors Askam at Parry Lane. The Cumbrians were first on the scoreboard with a touchdown from wingman Andy Young before
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New Farnley get a let-off as rain frustrates Pudsey Congs
New Farnley were the club most grateful to see the arrival of the rain in the JCT600 Bradford League second-team competition. They had been bowled out by Pudsey Congs for just 56 as Harris Mohammad took an impressive 4-8. But Congs were unable
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Man robbed at knifepoint at Frizinghall train station
Detectives in British Transport Police are appealing for information after a man was robbed at knifepoint at Frizinghall train station in Bradford. The victim, a 24-year-old Heaton man, was robbed of his iPhone and a rucksack containing an iPad
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England Academy call-up for Minchella
Elliot Minchella has been included in a 20-man England Academy squad to face France in a one-off Test match at Castleford on Friday. The Leeds Rhinos star, who hails from Bradford and progressed through the ranks at West Bowling, made his Super
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Police find man's body at Bradford flat
Police today found the body of an elderly man inside his Bradford home after being called because of concerns he had not been seen for several days. West Yorkshire Police said they were called at about 10am to the address in Osmond House, Croscombe
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Possible cup tie derby prize awaits Hanging Heaton and Woodlands
Hanging Heaton will play JCT600 Bradford League rivals Woodlands in the Solly Sports Heavy Woollen Cup quarter-finals – if they both come through delayed second-round ties. The two sides must see off Huddersfield hosts if they are to progress,
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Tour de France talks at libraries
In the build up to the Tour de France Grand Depart, cycling enthusiast Frank O’Dwyer will be giving Tour talks at Ilkley Library and Bradford Local Studies Library. People can also learn what impact it will have on the district. The Ilkley
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Pearson packs a punch in big Keighley win
Six games reached a finish as players braved the elements in the latest round of rain-hit Bradford Evening League fixtures. The performance of the day came in Division Two at Cambing, where Freddie Pearson made a half-century in Keighley’s impressive
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March appeals over Keighley Cougars stadium ban
Cougars player-coach Paul March will appeal against his two-month stadium ban at the Rugby Football League’s headquarters in Leeds tomorrow evening. An RFL operational rule tribunal last week imposed the suspension on the former Wakefield and Huddersfield
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Setting up shop in Haworth for Christian Aid Week
A trader in Haworth is on the move to allow supporters of this year’s Christian Aid Week to literally “set up shop”. Rita Verity, owner of Sonia’s Smile, in Main Street has moved out for one week to enable the fundraisers to operate a pop-up charity
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£12,500 total raised at Smokie event in Bradford
One of Bradford’s favourite all-time bands has helped raised thousands of pounds for the Annette Fox Leukaemia Research Fund at Bradford Royal Infirmary. Smokie has supported the charity for the past 22 years, putting on a gig at its annual gala
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Red light move by police in Manningham
Kerb-crawlers in the city’s red light district have been targeted by the Bradford West Neighbourhood Policing Team, which covers Manningham, and the city’s vice team for an operation on Saturday night.
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Have your say on Airedale and Wharfedale health services
Clinical leaders are inviting people to have their say about local health services and help shape the future of the local NHS. NHS Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is holding the event at Victoria Hall, Keighley
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Bradford soup kitchen set to expand
A soup kitchen which feeds hundreds of people a week across the Bradford district is expanding its services to Leeds. The InTouch Foundation started in December 2012 in Bradford city centre before also opening in Shipley and Keighley. Today
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Bicycle forum in Barkerend
A neighbourhood forum meeting will focus on cycling issues in parts of Bradford. Residents from the BD3 area, which includes Barkerend, Bradford Moor and Thornbury, are invited to meet Metro staff to find out more about the Cycle Connect bike lane
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Bradford takeaway refused over its impact on Leeds Road
Plans to create a takeaway food business off Leeds Road, Bradford, have been refused by Bradford Council because of the impact it would have on neighbours. Reena Nisar had applied to turn a unit in Sanderson Works mill in Feversham Street from
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Hunters Estate Agency set to open Otley office
Fast-growing estate agency Hunters is opening an office in Otley town centre. It will be led by Lester Hurst, director of Hunters Ilkley, and is due to open in the summer. The premises are being refurbished and Hunters will be recruiting staff,
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New faces at helm of Keighley and Craven district’s law society
Keighley and Craven District Law Society has been reconstituted – with John Mewies as its president. John has been a partner at Skipton-based QualitySolicitors Mewies since 1980 and specialises in criminal work as well as property. The firm was
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JCT 600 test drive is lucky for Rachel
Taking a test drive from a Bradford garage proved lucky for Rachel Embleton who ended up winning a new car, in addition to the one she had bought. Rachel, of Harrogate, won a competition run by Bradford-based motors group JCT 600 which offered
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Mix of old and new attractions at Otley Show
Daring horseback stunts and a special Tour de France area look set to be among the highlights of this weekend's Otley Show. The 205th show takes place at Bridge End on Saturday and will feature a number of new attractions mixed in with the traditional
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Langton quits Bradford Mutual Sunday School League role
Graham Langton has resigned as fixture secretary of the Bradford Mutual Sunday School League and has also quit the league’s executive committee.
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Lower Fields Primary School pupils go wild as they enjoy nature
Children at a Bradford primary school have been getting a taste of the great outdoors – despite being based in an inner-city area. Lower Fields Primary School on Fenby Avenue in Bowling is taking part in the John Muir award – a programme to help
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Danielle's boutique lets you dress to impress
Danielle Watson has always had a passion for fashion. Modelling developed her interest, although the 40-year-old from Bradford recalls harbouring a dream of becoming a fashion designer as a child, sketching outfits with her schoolpal. Now she has
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Supplier ceases collection and grading of wool for marketing board
Wool Warehouses Ltd., a subsidiary of Bradford-based international wool supplier H Dawson Wool, has ceased collecting and grading wool for The British Wool Marketing Board after 25 years. Dawsons said the decision had been made to release storage
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Film focus on Down service
A Japanese film crew has been following the work of Bingley-based Down Syndrome Training and Support Service for a documentary. The crew spent three days filming before flying out to Germany to do similar work there. NHK, Japan’s largest broadcasting
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Top award for Thomas Cook boss
The chief executive of travel giant Thomas Cook, which has axed major operations in the Bradford area, has won a prestigious businesswoman award. Harriet Green, 52, pictured, was named Veuve Clicquot business woman of the year, with the judges
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Get connected in your community and talk to your neighbours
Communities aren’t what they used to be. Passing the time of day with a neighbour isn’t as commonplace today – some people may have lived on the same street for years yet hardly know who their neighbours are. Streets were far more social than
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Planning File
The following planning applications have been lodged with Bradford Council: Oxenhope: construction of detached garage for plot 10, site of Perseverance Mill, Station Road. Queensbury: two-storey house attached to side with new door and windows to front
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Offering parents the right support to cope with crying babies
Parents often feel stressed when trying to soothe their crying child. The more flustered the parent becomes, the child, quite possibly, can sense the frustration and the situation becomes exacerbated. According to Phil Hubbard, head of Health
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Sewing bee creates a buzz at the hive
As the machines drone into action, the room becomes a hive of activity. On each bench, members of the Sewing Bee are busy crafting all manner of creations from cushion covers to custom-made bags and clothes. This may not be an iconic Victorian
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Clegg broke a promise
SIR – I erect Lib-Dem posters in Baildon. Let me reassure Mr Watson (Letters, May 12), that Lib-Dems are indeed winning in properties displaying our poster, as well as in the wider community when people are prepared to debate. However, as Mr Watson
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What are the benefits?
SIR – I see that Mr Hobsbaum is at it again (Letters, May 2), playing the same anti-UKIP record over and over. I am getting fed up of hearing the same boring lyrics to this record put out by Government-backed media and the big parties – “
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Chemtrails nonsense
SIR – Dave Parker says that I have not done my research and that no-one has supported me in refuting his views on ‘chemtrails’ (Letters, April 24). If he were to do a simple search on Google for ‘chemtrails’, he would find a great many hits almost
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Free speech for all
SIR – I found the brief report on UKIP leader Nigel Farage now needing bodyguards at meetings in case of violence from so-called anti-fascist groups, very disturbing indeed. My late father’s generation fought in World War Two against the Nazis
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Taxi difficulties
SIR – Re taxi cabs in the city centre. The Council has decreed that most or all have to be wheelchair friendly. I am registered disabled but don’t use a wheelchair. I cannot access these cabs as the step is too high. I am sure I’m not the only
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Reopening old railway line will be a success
SIR – Reading the letters page recently, regarding the Spen Valley line, my back garden falls onto the former track, 150 yards walk to where the former station once stood. I am 80 years old, but can clearly remember using the trains to get to Bradford
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Bringing city's markets into a modern age
"You get to know your customers – they are not just a number on a till roll.” Butcher David Crompton, proprietor of Pickups Butchers in Bradford’s Oastler Market, talks passionately about the role of markets in towns and cities across the country
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Tuesday, May 13, 2014
25 years ago: Police were preparing a “massive” security operation amid fears that up to 2,000 Manchester City fans were due to descend upon Bradford with black market tickets for the last game of the season at Valley Parade. 50 years ago: Corporal
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A nuisance that should be ignored
Let no-one labour under the impression that the actions of a group calling themselves Britain First are contributing in any way to sensible or democratic debate on issues such as immigration or race in this country today. By handing out provocative
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Shipley police officers’ numbers ‘won’t be reduced’
Police numbers in Shipley will not be cut, business leaders have been assured. Chief Superintendent Simon Atkin, the divisional commander of Bradford District Police, made the pledge at a meeting hosted by the town’s MP Philip Davies (Con), which
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Shipley MP in call for courts to get tough with benefit cheats
Only three in every 100 benefit cheats convicted of stealing money from the taxpayer is sent to prison, MP Philip Davies has revealed. Mr Davies discovered that the huge majority escape with a fine or community service and one in five walk away with
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Probe is launched into West Yorkshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner
Allegations that West Yorkshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner used his position when chairman of the police authority to deal with an issue in his personal life are being considered by the Independent Police Complaints Commission. The matter
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Rhodes goes on the attack for 2014-15 Bradford City season
Julian Rhodes predicts a more attack-minded City next season – as he warned that more established names could be leaving. Phil Parkinson’s budget will be £500,000 down on the first year back in League One but joint-chairman Rhodes is still confident
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Danger gas ‘lack of awareness’ in Bradford
People in Bradford have been urged to improve their knowledge of the dangers of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning after a poll found a “worrying lack of awareness”. The online survey carried out on behalf of the Gas Safety Trust found that, despite
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Bradford Bulls backed to raise standards at Magic Weekend
Francis Cummins has backed his players to provide the right response when the Bulls face Huddersfield in their Magic Weekend showdown on Sunday. The 50-0 defeat to St Helens left Bradford eight points adrift of third-bottom Wakefield but Cummins
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Bradford Low Moor station gets planners approval
A long-awaited railway station at Low Moor, Bradford, moved a step closer yesterday when planning permission was granted. The £10.5 million station on the Caldervale line between Bradford and Halifax is on course to open next year. It will
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VIDEO: Baildon firm pioneers blood test without a needle
A Baildon company is helping pioneer a new needle-free way of testing for HIV and hepatitis C in the UK – reducing the risks of infection. Modern Health Systems (MHS) is the official UK supplier to an oral swab test made in the US. The National
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Bradford Cylinders' new owners pledge to rebuild workforce
The new owners of a historic Bradford engineering firm, which has been bought out of administration, have promised to rebuild the workforce after recent redundancies and invest in new plant and equipment. Thirteen remaining employees at Wyke-based
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Bradford pupils make a stand on radio programme
Primary school children taking part in a health study by standing up at special desks, rather than sitting down, are to feature in a radio programme later this week. The Stand out in Class study is part of the Born in Bradford project and as part
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Prizewinner Milly meets idol Peter Andre
Bradford teenager Milly Wood met her idol Peter Andre after winning first prize in a cancer charity raffle run by a city-based care company. Milly, 11, who recently lost her 25-year-old cousin and great nan to cancer, used all her birthday money
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Cyclists set high pace
Bradford is gearing up for a whole host of events as it gets ready for the Grand Depart this summer. On Sunday, May 25, cyclists will be taking part in a Pace the Train challenge in Oxenhope for The Sue Ryder charity, when competitors on a closed
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Otley Courthouse Centre set to say its farewells to Chloe
Otley Courthouse is preparing to bid farewell to its centre manager. Chloe Perry has announced she is leaving at the end of June to become head of operations and front of house at the Polka Theatre, London. The move comes six months after
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Breakfast bonanza for exam pupils in Bradford
Children at a Bradford Primary School are getting a great start to their day during SATs week. Reevy Hill Primary School has been given free breakfasts for all pupils taking the exams after Kellogg’s donated the cereal to the school’s breakfast
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‘Plant poppies for the fallen’ across Bradford district
Community groups, churches and schools are being asked to help cover Bradford in thousands of poppies to remember local lives lost in the First World War. CNet, a community empowerment project in the city, has got 100 packets of red Flanders poppy
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'We’ll remember those brave lads of Saltaire Cricket Club'
The names of men who dug in at the crease for Saltaire Cricket Club then happily marched to the First World War trenches are wanted for a commemorative plaque to be made in their honour. Thousands flocked to Roberts Park, Saltaire to join up and
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Bradford City fans took classy skipper Jones to their hearts
Bradford City’s love affair with Gary Jones was sealed with a kiss. There were many magical images during the club’s unprecedented ride to Wembley in the Capital One Cup. But one stood out, as Jones broke off from the euphoric celebrations
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VIDEO: Probe after body is found in Windhill home
Detectives investigating the sudden death of a man found in his Bradford home hope a post-mortem examination today will confirm the reason he died. Police were called to the flat in Owlet Road, Windhill, where Jonathan Lazenby lived by his boyfriend
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Police probe into far-right activists
A top-level police investigation has started after far-right activists entered a number of mosques in Bradford and distributed British Army Bibles and “anti-grooming” leaflets. Members of Britain First are thought to have targeted ten mosques across
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War Horse outfits to be made in Bradford for Shipley-born costume designer
The National Theatre’s production of War Horse makes its Yorkshire premiere at the Bradford Alhambra later this month and marks a welcome return for its Shipley-born costume designer. Brought up in Baildon, Johanna Coe attended Salts Grammar before
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Uncle tells of grief at death of Bradford woman in Bingley
The uncle of a woman found dead at a Bingley beauty spot last night told of her family’s overwhelming grief. Hungarian Anita Racz, 41, was last seen leaving her home in Bolton Road, Bradford, on May 1. Her body was found in woodland off Altar
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‘Firefighters saved my life on that day, 100 per cent’
It has been 27 years since two-year-old Terry Robson was carried to an ambulance by a firefighter after a tragic blaze which claimed the life of his mother. The moment was captured on camera and became an iconic firefighting image that went round
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VIDEO: 'We'll never get over losing our beautiful Jade'
The distraught sister of Jade says her family will never come to terms with the “torture” of their loss. After the sentencing of James Gray for her murder yesterday, Becki Watson, 25, described her younger sister as an “outgoing, ditzy, loving
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VIDEO: Jealous lover gets life in jail for killing young mum in fit of rage
A jealous lover, who murdered his former girlfriend in a fit of temper, will be kept behind bars for a minimum of 15 years. James Gray, 25, was yesterday jailed for life, with a minimum term of 15 years before he can be considered for parole, at
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Bradford soccer contest to net Crocus funds
A football tournament organised by a Bradford charity has been re-arranged to boost the Telegraph & Argus Bradford Crocus Cancer Appeal towards its £1 million goal. Sports Campaign Against Racism (Scar), which aims to stamp out racism at the
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Trio in first on subs
Three women have become the first women to serve on a submarine in the 110 years of the ‘Silent Service’. Following months of training, the three women have each earned their ‘dolphins’ badge. the much-prized symbol of a submariner. The role
